Hockey headlines for January 31, 2018

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Ducks stifle Bruins, end Boston’s 18-game points streak (Orange County Register)
Nathan MacKinnon hurt in Avalanche’s overtime loss to the Vancouver Canucks (Denver Post)
Penguins march on, as Matt Murray makes emotional return (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Anton Forsberg leads Blackhawks out of the break with 42-save victory (Chicago Sun-Times)
Capitals eager for Olympics, despite no NHL presence (Washington Times)
Isles' John Tavares not letting his future get in the way of the present (Toronto Star)
Leafs’ Auston Matthews makes himself at home among league’s stars (Toronto Star)
Alain Vigneault targeting 96 points for Rangers to make playoffs (New York Newsday)
Ex-Flames teammates won't forget Jagr's on-ice teachings (Calgary Sun)
Taylor Hall, Keith Kinkaid return, power Devils' 3-1 win over Sabres (NJ.com)
Paul LaDue nets first career goal as Kings return from All-Star break and beat Stars 3-0 (Los Angeles Times)
Hurricanes begin homestand with 2-1 win over Senators (Raleigh News & Observer)
Parise nets shootout winner as Wild takes a step forward on the road (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Wins are adding up for Blues (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Hutchinson makes 23 saves in triumphant return to Jets (Winnipeg Sun)
Stars' disappointing loss vs. Kings magnified by tight Central Division, wild-card races (Dallas Morning News)
Sabres had winning formula but left it in western Canada (Buffalo News)
Isles lose to Panther, a bad restart to playoff race (New York Newsday)
Sharks waste valiant effort without Thornton (San Jose Mercury News)
Shootout loss not what Jackets wanted (Columbus Dispatch)
Preds suffer low-scoring loss to Blackhawks (The Tennessean)
Golden Knights rally with 3 late goals to stun Flames, 4-2 (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Flames can't hold on to one-goal lead (Calgary Sun)
Deja-vu all over again: Hurricanes hand Senators sixth straight loss (Ottawa Citizen)
Victor Hedman returns for Lightning against Jets (Tampa Bay Times)
Isles’ Casey Cizikas returns after missing six games (New York Newsday)
Evgeni Malkin has started heating up at the right time for the Penguins (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
‘Ridiculous’ that Seth Jones cleared to play, Minnesota coach says (Columbus Dispatch)
Blackhawks not the only team feeling the pressure of Central Division logjam (Chicago Sun-Times)
Foligno brothers renew their rivalry with Wild playing in Columbus (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Red Wings cling to hope they can reach playoffs (Detroit Free Press)
Edmonton Oilers poised for 33-game sprint to the finish (Edmonton Journal)
Babcock wants Maple Leafs to 'push the envelope' (Toronto Sun)
Evgeny Kuznetsov, after suffering lower-body injury, is ‘good to go’ against the Flyers (Washington Post)
Leafs' Kadri looks to build off pre-break offence (Toronto Sun)
Flyers goalie Alex Lyon might make NHL debut Thursday (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Former Canucks defenceman Willie Mitchell bound for B.C. Hockey Hall of Fame (Vancouver Province)
No sour grapes for Blues' Hutton in business venture (St. Louis Post Dispatch)